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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

65. He shall duly ascertain that the prisoners are
    correctly instructed in labor, and so placed as to
    preclude their carrying on conversation unheard by
    the officer in charge. He will therefore frequently
    and at uncertain hours visit the working parties.
66. He shall see all the officers under his charge
    perform their duties in strict accordance with the
    regulations issued for their guidance.
67. He shall be at all times ready to receive any
    complaint or application made by any of the
    prisoners, and to report the same to a visiting
    Justice.
68. He shall use all necessary measures of pre-
    cautlon to prevent the escape of prisoners, and with
    that view frequently visit and inspect the wards,
    separate apartments, cells, and every division of the
    establishment, by day and by night, and shall see
    every prisoner once at least in twenty-four hours.
69. He shall see that the utmost economy be
    observed throughout the establishment, and that the
    labor of the prisoners be made as productive as
    possible.
70. He shall not allow prisoners, under any
    pretence whatever, to be employed singly or in
    detached parties, without being under the charge and
    personal observation of an officer.
71. He shall not permit any stranger to sleep in
    the departments of the officers, nor shall any visitors
    be allowed unless by permission of a visiting Justice.
72. He shall keep a journal in which he will
    enter every extraordinary occurrence and remark, and
    remark upon any irregularities which may take place
    in the discipline of the establishment, as also upon
    all matters of importance bearing upon the health,
    discipline, and employment of the prisoners.
73. He shall specially report to the Medical
    Officer the case of any prisoner whose condition,
    mental or bodily, requires particular attention.
74. He shall furnish the Medical Officer with a list
    of all prisoners who may be undergoing separate
    treatment, or are in solitary confinement.
75. He shall immediately report the death of any
    prisoner to a visiting Justice, and to the Coroner
    for the district.
76. In case of misconduct on the part of any
    officer he is empowered to suspend such officer, who
    will not however be permitted to leave the establish-
    ment, and he shall immediately report to the Super-
    intendent, or, in case of urgency, he may apply to a
    visiting Justice for advice and assistance.
77. He shall keep an order book in which he will
    enter such orders as he may from time to time find
    it necessary to issue.
78. In visiting the female division of the gaol he
    shall be attended by the matron or some female
    officer.
79. He shall visit the various messes at their meals
    and see that their food is of a proper quality and
    properly cooked.
80. He shall have the keys of the outer gate
    delivered to him at 10 p.m. all the year round, and
    shall ascertain that the officers are all present; he will
    keep the keys until 6 a.m. in summer and until sun-
    rise at other seasons, and he shall not allow egress or
    ingress during the night, except on special occasions,
    to be noted in his journal.
81. He shall as soon as possible after the reception
    of a prisoner into the establishment cause to be
    entered in the prison register the name of such
    prisoner, with his offence, sentence, personal descrip-
    tion, and any particulars he may discover as to his
    previous history; every offence the prisoner may
    commit whilst in custody shall also be entered in the
    Defaulters Book.
82. He will be held responsible for the correct issue
    of the stores and provisions, and that no improper
    appropriation of them is permitted.
83. Should the storekeeper at any time report the
    receipt of an inferior description of rations, the
    gaoler shall call upon the medical officer to inspect
    them, and should the contractor, after one warning,
    fail to supply a better quality, the gaoler will obtain
    the articles required elsewhere at the contractor's
    risk.
84. He shall make a yearly report on the state of
    the establishment and the conduct of the prisoners
    under his charge.
85. He shall cause the rules of the establishment
    to be read to the prisoners on entry, and as occasion
    may require.
86. He may place any refractory prisoner in irons,
    immediately reporting the cause to a visiting Justice.
87. He shall cause to be kept such register-books,
    or records, and shall furnish such returns as may be
    required by the Superintendent.

Chief Warder.

88. This officer is next in rank to the gaoler, in
    whose absence he will assume charge of the establish-
    ment.
89. He shall see the provisions issued daily from
    the store, taking care that they are of a good and
    wholesome kind and according to the contract quality.
    He shall be present at every meal.
90. He shall minutely inspect the wards, separate
    apartments, cells, and the establishment generally daily
    frequently, at irregular hours, and pay great attention
    to ventilation and cleanliness.
91. He shall see that the prisoners are shaved twice
    a week, that they put on clean shirts, that their hair
    be kept cut close, and that no prisoner be permitted
    to wear whiskers, and that the clothing is at all times
    clean and in thorough repair. He shall also inspect
    the bedding and men's utensils.
92. When clothing is to be issued he will draw the
    quantity required from the storekeeper, and shall be
    responsible for proper distribution to the prisoners.
93. He shall, under the gaoler, have the manage-
    ment of prisoners undergoing solitary confinement,
    and he shall be responsible for the proper enforce-
    ment and carrying out of all orders relating to the
    refractory prisoners.
94. He shall each evening visit the guards, and see
    that the prisoners are quiet and orderly, and the
    warders on the alert. He will receive the keys from
    the lockers at evening parade, handing over the same
    to the officer in charge for the night, who will he held
    responsible for their safe custody, and the correct
    locking of each cell and corridor grate throughout
    the gaol. He shall also muster the prisoners morning
    and evening, seeing that all answer to their names.
95. The senior and other warders will be imme-
    diately under his charge, and he shall apportion to
    each his hour of duty, subject to the approval of the
    gaoler.
96. He will also have charge of arms, ammunition,
    &c., and shall be responsible that they are kept in
    serviceable condition.
97. He shall see that the warders are dressed in
    uniform on all occasions.
98. He shall see that no tobacco, food, clothing,
    spirituous or fermented liquors, or any improper
    articles are admitted into the establishment without
    the authority of the gaoler.

Overseers.

99. The duty of the overseers will be to accompany
    the prisoners to their work, and to remain with them
    during the whole time they are at work, to place them
    in such positions as will ensure complete supervision,
    and generally to direct their labor.
100. They shall render every assistance in their